To help coordinate the increasingly integrated communities at the School of Medicine, our Academic Calendar combines dates relevant to all our matriculating programs: MD, MS, and PhD. If you have questions regarding this page or its content, please contact Kurt Schade in Educational Programs and Services (EPS).

Below is the School of Medicine calendar for the 2007-2008 academic year. SoM academic calendars for previous years are also available in PDF format:

	2004-2005		2006-2007
	2005-2006

For more information about clinical clerkships periods for MD students, visit our clinical clerkships Web site.

The School of Medicine Academic Calendar honors and cites many dates from the Stanford University Academic Calendar. Please visit the Stanford University Registrar's Office online to view and print Stanford University Academic Calendars in their entirety.

2007-2008 School of Medicine Academic Calendar
(Last updated Monday, August 27, 2007)

	Applies to all programs for matriculating students, unless otherwise noted: "MD" for MD program, "GRAD" for MS/PhD programs.
	Dates are subject to change.
	A PDF version of the 2007-2008 calendar is available for easy printing (opens in a new browser window).

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AUTUMN QUARTER
(Term 1082; MD Program Q1 and Q4)

August 20	Mon	Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment

August 22	Wed	MD — University housing move-in date; SWEAT orientation

August 23-26	Thu-Sun	MD — SWEAT trip

August 27-29	Mon-Wed	MD — New student orientation

August 29	Wed	MD — Instruction begins for first-year Practice of Medicine

August 29	Wed	MD — Dean's Reception and Stethoscope Ceremony (invitation only)

August 30	Thu	MD — Instruction begins for MD courses other than first-year Practice of Medicine

September 3	Mon	Labor Day (holiday; no classes)

September 21-23	Fri-Sun	GRAD — Bioscience graduate student camping trip

September 24	Mon	First day of autumn quarter

September 24	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 4

September 24	Mon	GRAD — Instruction begins

September 24	Mon	GRAD — Bioscience graduate student orientation

September 27	Thu	GRAD — Conferral of degrees for summer quarter

October 1	Mon	MD — Scholarly Concentration declaration deadline for first-year students

October 7	Sun	Last day to file study lists

October 14	Sun	Last day for adding courses

October 19	Fri	MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 4)

October 21	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

October 22	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 5

November 18	Sun	GRAD — Deadline to apply for autumn quarter degree conferral

November 19	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 6

November 19-23	Mon-Fri	Thanksgiving recess (no classes)

December 3-9	Mon-Sun	End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week")

December 7	Fri	Last day of instruction

December 7	Fri	MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 6)

December 10-14	Mon-Fri	End-Quarter examinations

December 14	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for autumn degree conferral

December 17- January 6	Mon-Sun	MD — Winter Break for first-year Practice of Medicine and clinical students (no classes)

December 17- January 7	Mon-Mon	Winter Break for GRAD and second-year Practice of Medicine MD students (no classes)

December 18	Tue	Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

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WINTER QUARTER
(Term 1084; MD Program Q2 and Q5)

November 19	Mon	Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment

January 7	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 7

January 7	Mon	MD — Instruction begins for first-year Practice of Medicine

January 8	Tue	First day of winter quarter

January 8	Tue	Instruction begins for courses other than first-year Practice of Medicine

January 10	Thu	GRAD — Conferral of degrees for autumn quarter

January 21	Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday, no classes)

January 21	Mon	Last day to file study lists

January 27	Sun	Last day for adding courses

February 3	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

February 4	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 8

February 18	Mon	President's Day (holiday, no classes)

February 22	Fri	MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 8)

February 27- March 2	Wed-Sun	GRAD — Bioscience admissions interview weekend

March 2	Sun	GRAD — Deadline to apply for winter quarter degree conferral

March 3	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 9

March 10-16	Mon-Sun	End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week")

March 14	Fri	Last day of instruction

March 17-21	Mon-Fri	End-Quarter examinations

March 20	Thu	MD — Match Day

March 21	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for winter degree conferral

March 24-30	Mon-Sun	MD — Spring Break for preclinical students (no classes)

March 24-31	Mon-Mon	GRAD — Spring Break (no classes)

March 25	Tue	Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

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SPRING QUARTER
(Term 1086; MD Program Q3 and Q6)

March 10	Mon	Axess opens for spring quarter course enrollment

March 31	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 10

March 31	Mon	MD — Instruction begins for first- and second-year Practice of Medicine courses

April 1	Tue	First day of spring quarter

April 1	Tue	Instruction begins for courses other than Practice of Medicine

April 3	Thu	GRAD — Conferral of degrees for winter quarter

April 13	Sun	Last day to file study lists

April 13	Sun	Deadline to apply for spring quarter degree conferral

April 18	Fri	MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 10)

April 18	Fri	MD — 25th Annual Stanford Medical Student Research Symposium

April 20	Sun	Last day for adding courses

April 25	Fri	MD — Last day of instruction for second-year students

April 27	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

April 28	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 11

May 26	Mon	Memorial Day (holiday, no classes)

May 26	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 12

May 30-June 5	Fri-Thu	End-Quarter period ("Dead Week")

June 4	Wed	Last day of instruction for GRAD and first-year MD students

June 5	Thu	Day before finals (no classes)

June 6	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for spring degree conferral

June 6-11	Fri-Wed	End-Quarter examinations

June 12	Thu	Grades for graduating students due at noon

June 13	Fri	MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 12)

June 14	Sat	School of Medicine Commencement — all degree programs

June 15	Sun	Stanford University Commencement

June 17	Tue	Grades for non-graduating students due at 11:59 p.m.

June 23-29	Mon-Fri	MD — Vacation for MD clinical students

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SUMMER QUARTER
(Term 1088)

April 14	Mon	Axess opens for summer quarter course enrollment

June 24	Tue	First day of summer quarter

June 24	Tue	Instruction begins

June 29	Sun	Last day to file study lists

June 30	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 1

July 4	Fri	Independence Day observance (holiday, no classes)

July 6	Sun	Last day for adding courses

July 13	Sun	Last day for dropping courses

July 28	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 2

August 3	Sun	GRAD — Deadline to apply for summer quarter degree conferral

August 9-14	Sat-Thu	End-quarter period ("Dead Week")

August 14	Thu	Last day of instruction

August 15	Fri	MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 2)

August 15-16	Fri-Sat	End-quarter examinations

August 19	Tue	Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

August 25	Mon	MD — First day of clerkships for Period 3

September 19	Fri	GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for summer degree conferral